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Nick Skorich - Wikipedia

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Nick Skorich

No. 12

Position:

Guard

Personal information

Born:

June 26, 1921
Bellaire, Ohio, U.S.

Died:

October 2, 2004 (aged 83)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Career information

College:

Cincinnati

NFL draft:

1943 / round: 17 / pick: 157

Career history

As a player:

Pittsburgh Steelers (1946–1948)

As a coach:

Central Catholic HS (PA) (1949–1952)
Head coach
RPI (1953)
Head coach
Pittsburgh Steelers (1954–1957)
Assistant
Green Bay Packers (1958)
Assistant
Philadelphia Eagles (1959–1960)
Assistant
Philadelphia Eagles (1961–1963)
Head coach
Cleveland Browns (1964–1967)
Assistant
Cleveland Browns (1968–1970)
Offensive coordinator
Cleveland Browns (1971–1974)
Head coach

Career NFL statistics

Games played:	32
Games started:	7
Fumble recoveries:	2
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Head coaching record

Regular season:

45–48–5 (.485)

Postseason:

0–2 (.000)

Career:

NFL: 45–50–5 (.475) College: 1–6–1 (.188)

Record at Pro Football Reference

Nicholas Leonard Skorich (June 26, 1921 – October 2, 2004) was an American football player and coach.

Skorich played guard at Bellaire High School and the University of Cincinnati before joining the United States Navy in 1943. After the end of World War II, he signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers, who had taken him in the 1943 NFL draft. He played three years for the Steelers.

Skorich then went into coaching, first at the high school level, then as an assistant with the Steelers from 1954 to 1957. After one year with the Green Bay Packers, he moved to the Philadelphia Eagles, who promoted him to head coach after Buck Shaw retired following the Eagles' 1960 championship season.

The Eagles remained competitive in 1961, winning 10 of 14 games, but fell to 3–10–1 in 1962 and 2–10–2 in 1963. Fired from the Eagles, Skorich took a job as a defensive assistant under Cleveland Browns coach Blanton Collier in 1964. The Browns promoted him to offensive coordinator four years later and head coach on January 7, 1971, upon Collier's retirement after the 1970 season.^[1]

In 1970, the Browns had gone 7–7 in only their second non-winning season since beginning play in 1946. Under Skorich, the Browns went 9–5 in 1971, winning the AFC Central Division before losing to the Baltimore Colts in the divisional playoffs. The following year, the Browns earned a wild card spot with a 10–4 record. In the playoffs, they came as close as anyone else that season did to beating the Miami Dolphins in that team's perfect season, losing 20–14 on a late Jim Kiick touchdown.

But by then Browns greats like Leroy Kelly, Gary Collins and Gene Hickerson had retired or were winding down their careers, and quarterback Mike Phipps was proving to be a disappointment. Cleveland dropped to 7–5–2 in 1973 and, in its first last-place finish ever, 4–10 in 1974. The Browns replaced Skorich with former Green Bay Packers star Forrest Gregg. Several players drafted under Skorich, including Brian Sipe, Doug Dieken and Greg Pruitt would play well for Gregg and his successor, Sam Rutigliano.

After leaving Cleveland, Skorich served as supervisor of officials for the National Football League. He is credited with developing mechanics for umpires, the most demanding position on an officiating crew since the umpire is positioned behind the defensive line and is often caught in the middle of heavy traffic during play. The mechanics for umpires was changed by the NFL for the 2010 season, moving the umpire behind the quarterback, parallel to the referee, except for the last two minutes of each half.

He died in 2004, after complications from heart surgery. In his memory his family started the Nicholas L. Skorich scholarship fund, which, holds a yearly golf outing.

References

^ "Name Nick Skorich New Browns' Coach". Bangor Daily News. Cleveland. Associated Press. January 8, 1971. p. 7. Retrieved September 1, 2012.

External links

Nicholas Skorich Scholarship Fund
Nick Skorich at Find a Grave
"Upbringing served Skorich well" by Steve King, Clevelandbrowns.com, October 4, 2004, retrieved December 8, 2005.

Bibliography

Carroll, Bob, et al. (1999). Total Football II. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 0-06-270174-6.

RPI Engineers head football coaches

No coach (1886)
No team (1887–1888)
No coach (1889)
No team (1890–1891)
No coach (1892–1906)
William Wiles Elder (1907)
William Geiger (1908–1909)
H. R. Bankart (1910)
John Inglis (1911–1913)
Frank Gargan (1914)
A. J. Sturzenegger (1915)
John M. Reed (1916–1919)
Paul Graham (1920–1926)
Glenn Killinger (1927–1931)
Henry W. Kumpf (1932–1938)
Duke Nelson (1939–1941)
Paul Graham (1942–1945)
Edward A. Jontos (1946–1952)
Nick Skorich (1953)
John Coons (1954)
Richard S. Lyon (1955–1957)
Ed Hoffman (1958–1962)
Richard Riendeau (1963–1972)
Dave White (1973–1981)
Bob Ducatte (1982–1983)
Kevin Earl (1984–1988)
Joe King (1989–2010)
Tim Landis (2011)
Bob Bodor (2012)
Ralph Isernia (2013–2019)
No team (2020)
Ralph Isernia (2021– )

Philadelphia Eagles head coaches

Lud Wray (1933–1935)
Bert Bell (1936–1940)
Greasy Neale (1941–1950)
Bo McMillin (1951)
Wayne Millner # (1951)
Jim Trimble (1952–1955)
Hugh Devore (1956–1957)
Buck Shaw (1958–1960)
Nick Skorich (1961–1963)
Joe Kuharich (1964–1968)
Jerry Williams (1969–1971)
Ed Khayat (1971–1972)
Mike McCormack (1973–1975)
Dick Vermeil (1976–1982)
Marion Campbell (1983–1985)
Fred Bruney # (1985)
Buddy Ryan (1986–1990)
Rich Kotite (1991–1994)
Ray Rhodes (1995–1998)
Andy Reid (1999–2012)
Chip Kelly (2013–2015)
Pat Shurmur # (2015)
Doug Pederson (2016–2020)
Nick Sirianni (2021–present)

# denotes interim head coach

Cleveland Browns head coaches

Paul Brown (1946–1962)
Blanton Collier (1963–1970)
Nick Skorich (1971–1974)
Forrest Gregg (1975–1977)
Dick Modzelewski # (1977)
Sam Rutigliano (1978–1984)
Marty Schottenheimer (1984–1988)
Bud Carson (1989–1990)
Jim Shofner # (1990)
Bill Belichick (1991–1995)
Chris Palmer (1999–2000)
Butch Davis (2001–2004)
Terry Robiskie # (2004)
Romeo Crennel (2005–2008)
Eric Mangini (2009–2010)
Pat Shurmur (2011–2012)
Rob Chudzinski (2013)
Mike Pettine (2014–2015)
Hue Jackson (2016–2018)
Gregg Williams # (2018)
Freddie Kitchens (2019)
Kevin Stefanski (2020–present)

# denotes interim head coach

v t e Pittsburgh Steelers 1943 NFL draft selections
Bill Daley Jack Russell Harry Connolly Lou Sossamon Al Ratto Ray Curry Ray Curry Dick Dwelle Al Wukits Joe Repko Pete Boltrek Mort Shiekman Milt Crain Max Kielbasa Nick Skorich Jackie Field Felix Bucek Johnny Welsh Tony Compagno Willie Zapalac George Bain Harry Wynne Joe Cibulas Bill Yambrick Jack Freeman Joe Goode Jack Durishan Fritz Lobpries Art Jones Bob Ruman

Philadelphia Eagles 1960 NFL champions

v t e Cleveland Browns 1964 NFL champions
11 Jim Ninowski 13 Frank Ryan 20 Ross Fichtner 22 Lowell Caylor 23 Larry Benz 24 Bobby Franklin 26 Dave Raimey 27 Walter Roberts 30 Bernie Parrish 32 Jim Brown 35 Galen Fiss 36 Charley Scales 38 Stan Sczurek 42 Paul Warfield 44 Leroy Kelly 48 Ernie Green 49 Walter Beach 50 Vince Costello 52 Mike Lucci 56 John Morrow 62 Dale Memmelaar 60 John Wooten 64 Ed Bettridge 66 Gene Hickerson 67 Sid Williams 69 Jim Kanicki 70 John Brown 72 Mike Bundra 73 Monte Clark 74 Dick Modzelewski 75 Roger Shoals 76 Lou Groza 77 Dick Schafrath 78 Frank Parker 79 Bob Gain 80 Bill Glass 82 Jim Houston 83 Johnny Brewer 84 Paul Wiggin 85 Clifton McNeil 86 Gary Collins 87 Tom Hutchinson
Head coach: Blanton Collier
Assistant coaches: Howard Brinker Fritz Heisler Dub Jones Nick Skorich Ed Ulinski